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French and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
bonjour   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Merci   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Bonjour   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
désolé   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
au revoir   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
African French   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
français   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Français   

French Name
pachto   
français   

German Name
Paschtu   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1651   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Standard French   

Language Position
82   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
fre   

ISO 639 3
pus   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
pash1269   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Pashto and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Pashto and French dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Pashto and French Speaking population

Pashto and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and French languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Pashto and French on Pashto vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and French Language Codes

Pashto and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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